1, Willsbrook Road, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Retention of a change of use of ground floor rooms to a Montessori school for 6 additional students.
SD16A/0367 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 October 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0367
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 25 October 2016
- Floor area
- 30 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission to convert the existing ground floor living room, hall, and toilet into a sessional Montessori. This change of use will increase the total number of students at the facility from 9 to 15.
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Official record
Development description
Retention of the change of use of the existing ground floor living room, hall and w. C. As sessional montessori use for 6 students. This will increase the overall student number from 9 to 15.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Oct 2025 | €481,500 | 29 m |
| 7 Fforster Sq, Willsbrook Rd, Lucan | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 37 m |
| 5 Fforster Grove, Lucan, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €392,000 | 69 m |
| 7 Fforster Grove, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | May 2025 | €530,000 | 71 m |
| 37 Fforster Sq, Lucan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €348,000 | 97 m |
| 87 Fforster Lawn, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 102 m |
| 31 Fforster Sq, Ballydowd, Lucan | Feb 2025 | €327,000 | 115 m |
| 5 Willsbrook Rd, Esker Wood, Lucan | Jun 2025 | €478,000 | 134 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received25 October 2016
- Decision due19 December 2016
- Decision issued15 December 2016
- Grant issued7 February 2017
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
Single storey conservatory measuring 2.94 x 2.56 metres at the side
No.1, Willsbrook Road, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co Dublin
SD04B/0563South DublinLodged 10 Jan 2005Retention
- RefusedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD05A/0642South DublinLodged 29 Jul 2005Change of use
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
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- Invalid50 m away
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SD17B/0107South DublinLodged 22 Mar 2017Extension
- Granted50 m away
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SD17B/0182South DublinLodged 12 May 2017Extension
- Granted60 m away
Single storey extension to rear
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SD06B/0222South DublinLodged 5 Apr 2006Extension
- Granted60 m away
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